Economics at Western Oregon University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Western Oregon University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Western Oregon State College is located in Monmouth, Oregon and has a total student population of 4,554. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in economics from Western Oregon State College.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Western Oregon State College Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics

Western Oregon State College Economics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the economics progam at Western Oregon State College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The economics major at Western Oregon State College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	30
	30
	214
	214
	429
	431
	456
	457
	473
	474
	482
	482
	512
	550

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in economics from Western Oregon State College. This is the #215 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Economics Student Demographics at Western Oregon State College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Western Oregon University.

Western Oregon State College Economics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 economics majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western Oregon State College. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Western Oregon State College since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in economics at Western Oregon State College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor's in economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Western Oregon State College also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Economics

The following economics concentations are available at Western Oregon University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Oregon University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Economics	9

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for OR, the home state for Western Oregon University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,240	$72,170
Economists	220	$87,420
Economics Professors	130	$110,860
Survey Researchers	130	$71,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andrew Parodi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.